be at a loss what to do

be at a loss what to do

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ǎ ngzh ī Su ǒ cuॸ, which means to be at a loss in the face of embarrassment and danger, and to describe not knowing what to do. It comes from the biography of Li wa in the bamboo slips of Bai Xing in Tang Dynasty.

Idiom usage

I don't know what to do; I don't know what to do. Dingan's uncle was so angry that he didn't know what to do. He was arrested with his servants.

Analysis of Idioms

At a loss

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Li WA, a bamboo slip written by Bai Xing of Tang Dynasty: "I was confused and crazy, and I didn't know what to do."

Idiom explanation

Faced with embarrassment and danger, he was at a loss. I don't know what to do.